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Vehicle 50100 / 53100

Class 116

Builder: BR Derby Works
Layout: High Density
Length: 64ft
Coupling Code: Blue Square
Coupling Type: Screw
Gangway Type: None
Engines: Leyland 150hp
Transmission: Mechanical
Lot Number: 30213
Diagram: 554

Allocations

May-57	New to	84E (Tyseley)
01/01/63	Boundary change	84E	transferred from WR to LMR stock
Sep-63	Depot code change	2A
w/e 07/02/70	Transferred to	14A (Cricklewood)
06/05/73	Depot code change	CW
4w/e 28/07/79	Transferred to	TS (Tyseley)
07/02/88	Withdrawn from	TS (Tyseley)

The vehicle carried the following numbers:

50100 - original number
53100 - from Jun-83 (53xxx / 54xxx change)

Modifications

Sep-87 - Gangway(s) fitted

Refurbished

At Swindon Works dated 27/11/1981 released in blue/grey livery

Disposal

Scrapped by Vic Berry, Leicester

Some sample formations the vehicle has been noted in:

	50058	59008	50100		As delivered to WR - May 1957
	50058	59008	50100		Noted 14th June 1957 - On exhibition at Birmingham (Snow Hill)
TYS307	50050	59025	50100		Listed at Tyseley - circa Oct-60
	50078	59024	50100		Noted 14/04/69 - in Birmingham New Street¹
	50100	59021	50075	50101	Noted 23/08/75 - at Kentish Town as a 4-car with 50870 + 59017 + 50073 + 50902²
	51130	59008	50100		Noted 22/03/76 - at Kentish Town¹
	50075	59008	50100	50101	Noted 26/02/79 - on 06.05 St. Pancras – Luton³
TS557	50840	59348	50100		Listed at TS - 12/08/79 - running with 59131 until 59348 arrives
TS557	50840	59617	50100		Noted circa 01/1981⁴
TS557	50840	59617	50100		Noted circa 10/1981⁴
TS557	50840	59716	50100		Noted circa 05/1982⁴
TS557	50840	59716	50100		Listed at TS - Jan-83
TS557	50840	59009	50100		Noted circa 01/1983⁴
TS557	53840	59009	53100		Listed at TS - 14/07/83
TS557	53840	59609	53100		Noted circa 10/1983⁴
TS506	53840	59612	53100		Noted circa 06/1984⁴
TS506	53840	59612	53100		Noted circa 10/1984⁴
TS506	53840	59612	53100		Noted circa 11/1985⁴
TS506	53840	59612	53100		Noted circa 02/1986⁴
TS506	53840	59612	53100		Listed at Tyseley - Summer 1986
TS506	55006	59612	53100		Formation change - TS - circa Oct-86 - 55006 replaces 53840
	51662	59627	53100		Noted 23/04/1987 - at Birmingham New Street⁵
TS804	51662	59627	59597	53100	Noted 17/06/1987⁴
T804	51662	59627	59597	53100	Listed at TS - Jul-87
T407	51860	59600	59375	53100	Formed at TS Aug-87
TS809	51860	59600	59375	53100	Noted 03/10/87 - at Norwich²
TS522	53833	59714	53100		Noted circa 01/1988⁴

Formation Sources
1: Leonard Rogers
2: Gerald Brown
3: Phil Shatford
4: Eddie Knorn
5: Robert Chilton

Images:

19th April 1960

W50100 leads a Derby suburban triple DMU working the 1.20pm Birmingham Moor Street - Leamington Spa service at Acocks Green on 19 April 1960. Michael Mensing.

7th May 1960

A Derby suburban triple DMU led by W50100 departs from Widney Manor station with the 6.25pm Birmingham Moor Street - Leamington Spa service on 7 May 1960. Michael Mensing.

April 1963

Set number: 324

Set 324 headed by W50100 arrives at Grimes Hill and Wythall in April 1963. Michael Mensing.

4th March 1967

The SLS Farewell to the Midland tour at Chapel-en-le-Firth station on 4 March 1967. Formed of a Tyseley Derby suburban triple, the DMS should be M50100. Stuart Mackay Collection.

22nd February 1988

Vic Berry's contains several DMUs in this view of the yard on February 22nd, 1988. The suburban Class 116s to the left is M53100 and in the centre area is M59345 Nicholas Youngman.

22nd February 1988

Class 116 DMS M53100 sits on stands at Vic Berry's yard in Leicester on February 22nd, 1988 for the underframe equipment to be cut off. Nicholas Youngman.

The vehicle is mentioned in the following images:

Date: 30th August 1975

A three-car Class 116 DMU - the power cars are noted as M50870 + M50100 - at Junction Road in London, looking north east from Junction Road bridge with a Kentish Town service on 30 August 1975. Phillip Malin.

Date: 8th March 1986

Set number: TS506

This class 116 at Stourbridge Junction is TS506 (presumably 53840 + 59612 + 53100), making the journey from Birmingham New Street to Kidderminster on 8 March 1986. Despite the frequency of passenger trains on this route and the relatively large number of trains from the Bescot to Stourbridge freight line, the Down Goods Loop wouldn't have seen a huge amount of use. This was because anything from the fright line needing to have been held would simply have waited at Stourbridge North Junction. Freights from the Old Hill line, although fewer in number, may well have been turned inside here although the coating of rust on the rails suggests that this wasn't a daily occurrence. I also think than ECS workings, especially when the single coach set used on the Stourbridge Town shuttles was swapped for fuelling and maintenance at Tyseley, would have been routed along the loop to await a path across the main lines to the sidings. Peter Tandy.

Date: 4th October 1986

At Longbridge on 4 October 1986 was this hybrid set of single unit class 122 55006 presumably coupled to 59612 + 53100 (class 127 and 116 respectively). These mixed-up sets were from unusual at Tyseley at the time as the depot was suffering with reliability problems from much of its ageing fleet of DMUs. Probably not much for the depot staff but it photographers with an interest in DMUs some odd combinations to record. Peter Tandy.

Date: 22nd February 1988

M59345 seen to the centre right.Seen trailing in on the left is M53100 at Vic Berry Leicester on 22nd February 1988. Nicholas Youngman.

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